Help with upgrading current pc
Posted by Huge_Elk_7434@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 8 comments
I have got a pc that shuts down and turns on again when I play games that are a tiny bit demanding. I can only play games like Roblox, Minecraft (lags a lot tho) and sims 4 but when I try to play other games. It shuts down. I got house flipper and it was going great then a couple days ago it shut down for the first time and today it done it twice! I want to play high demanding games like red dead redemption and Forza horizon 5
My pc specs-
CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3200G with Radeon vega graphics (4 CPUs)
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
RAM: 16 GB
Storage: 932GB HDD
Power Supply: Fierce PC ATX, 450W, silent 120mm fan
I’m not that knowledgeable on pcs so idk what I should replace etc. also this will be my first time upgrading/building my pc so any tips so I don’t mess anything up would be great! If you think that I would just be better to buy a new pc then let me know as well!
Ripe-Avocado-12@reddit
Checkout the supported CPU page for your motherboard here. You'll need to do a bios update if you're running an older version that doesn't support the newer chips, but that's relatively easy. This pretty much means you're able to upgrade to any AM4 chip on the market. You'll probably want something like a 5600x for a nice upgrade at a minimum.
From there you could also use a newer GPU, this is going to come down to your available budget. What's your budget for the entire upgrade?
Huge_Elk_7434@reddit (OP)
Great! My budget is between 800-1000!
Ripe-Avocado-12@reddit
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/y8xr9C
5600x, a better cooler, and a 9070xt. Only other consideration would be stepping up the cpu to an 8 core like the 5800x/xt.
If you wanted to spend a little less, you could look at your local retailer for what gpu's are available, the 5070 or 9060xt are other good options on the cheaper side if you want to keep the costs down. For reference, coming from a 1070ti (using TPU's relative performance) shows a 9060xt at roughly 108% more performance. a 5070 180% more performance, and the 9070xt at 245% more performance.
Huge_Elk_7434@reddit (OP)
Thank you so much!
blackburn26@reddit
Well at least provide us your motherboard model. Normally you will be able to upgrade to Ryzen 5000 series and a NVMe SSD instead of using that slow HDD.
Huge_Elk_7434@reddit (OP)
sorry, forgot to add that in. It’s ASUS prime A320M-K
blackburn26@reddit
You are currently running on an HDD. This is why Minecraft lags and why your PC feels slow. Your motherboard has one slot for a 1TB NVMe M.2 SSD. Buy one.
You must update your BIOS to the latest version while your old CPU is still inside before you swap it for the new one, or the PC won't turn on. Ryzen 5 5600 is usually cheaper and runs cooler.
Your GTX 1070 Ti is actually still a very capable card! If you fix the PSU, the SSD, and the CPU, that card will run Red Dead Redemption 2 at Medium settings at 1080p very respectably. You don't need to replace the GPU yet.
Huge_Elk_7434@reddit (OP)
That’s great, thank you so much!